List of prizes, medals, and awards for women in science

List of prizes, medals, and awards for women in science

Astronomy, Space, Atmospheric Science

* Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy - annual award for outstanding contributions to astronomy by a woman within five years of earning a doctorate degree
* Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Scientists (created 1998) [http://ia.dri.edu/Wagner/]

Biology and Medicine

* FASEB Excellence in Science Award
* Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (established 2004)
* [http://www.aamc.org/members/wim/award.htm Women in Medicine Leadership Development Awards] , American Association of Medical Colleges
* WICB Junior and Senior Awards
* Elizabeth Blackwell Medal, given by the American Medical Women's Association to a woman physician "who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine" [ [http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm?objectid=366AD09A-D567-0B25-56E268763B45A8C4 Award Description] , AMWA.]

Chemistry

* ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation [http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=awards%5Cwomen.html]
* Garvan-Olin Medal, an annual award that recognizes distinguished service to chemistry by women chemists
* Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award, an award given by the Iota Sigma Pi honorary society for women in chemistry

Engineering

* Sharon A. Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education [http://www.asee.org/activities/awards/current/keillor.cfm]

Mathematics

* Krieger-Nelson Prize for Distinguished Research by Women in Mathematics, established 1995 by the Canadian Mathematical Society
* [http://www.awm-math.org/hayaward.html Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education] , established 1991 by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
* Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
* Emmy Noether Lectures, an honorary lecture award established by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
* Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics, established 1990 by the American Mathematical Society with funds from Joan S. Birman
* [http://www.awm-math.org/schaferprize.html Alice T. Shafer Prize] , established 1991 by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
* [http://www.awm-math.org/biographies/contest.html Essay Contest: Biographies of Contemporary Women in Mathematics] , established in 2001 by the Association for Women in Mathematics

"See also [http://www.agnesscott.edu/Lriddle/women/prizes.htm#satter Prizes, Awards, and Honors for Women Mathematicians] "

Technology

* Blackberry Women and Technology Awards

General or Multiple Fields

* Association for Women in Science (AWIS) [http://www.awis.org/careers/educationbio.html Educational Foundation Award] and other [http://www.awis.org/careers/edfoundation.html Educational Foundation Awards]
* [http://www.hssonline.org/society/awards/mf_awards.html Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize] , established in 1987 by the History of Science Society
* [http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/athenaswan/ Athena SWAN] , a recognition scheme for UK universities working to advance and promote careers of women in science, engineering, and technology
* [http://www.bnl.gov/BWIS/scholarships.asp Brookhaven Women in Science] Scholarships and Awards for women in science
* [http://www.umassmed.edu/pap/news/2003/04_16_03mayrand.aspx Katharine F. Erskine Award for Medicine and Science] , YWCA (created 1993)
* [http://www.uvm.edu/~women/?Page=hendley.html&SM=grantsmenu.html Edith Hendley Award] for a woman pursuing graduate studies
* Korea Outstanding Women in Science Award (established 2002 by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation [http://www.kosef.re.kr/english_new/programs/programs_05_02_02.html]
* L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (aka the Helena Rubinstein Women in Science Awards)
* [http://www.mmo.org/category.php?cat_id=14 Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award] "to recognize an individual whose efforts have encouraged the advancement of girls and women in the natural and physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, computer science and technology"
* [http://www.uvm.edu/~women/?Page=morselli.html&SM=grantsmenu.html Mariafranca Morselli Award] for an undergraduate woman in science
* [http://sarg.org.za/awards/ South African Awards for Women in Science] , including
** Distinguished Woman Scientist Award
** Distinguished Scientist Award for Contribution to the Improvement of the Quality of Life of Women
** Best Emerging Young Woman Scientist Award
* Weizmann Women & Science Award
* WISE Excellence Award (Women Into Science and Engineering)
* Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame
* Women of Discovery Award, WINGS WorldQuest [http://www.wingsworldquest.org/programs/awards.htm]
* Elizabeth Blackwell Award [http://campus.hws.edu/his/blackwell/bwaward/] , given by Hobart and Smith Colleges, established in 1958

References

External links

* [http://www.aaas.org/programs/international/wisc/ AAAS Women's International Science Collaboration]


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